Study: eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health

Credit: Amy Apprill, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

A coral reef in St. John, USVI.

« Study: eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health

Credit: Daniel Hentz, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Lead study author Cynthia Becker prepares to SCUBA dive to collect reef microorganisms in St. John, USVI.

« Study: eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health

A coral plagued with stony coral tissue loss disease on St. John, USVI coral reefs. This coral disease event started in 2020 on St. John reefs and WHOI researchers identified microbial community and nutrient changes in the overlying seawater that were associated with this major disturbance event.

« Study: eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health

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